COVID-19: Authorities commit human rights abuses in 60 countries under pretext of controlling pandemic - new report

Police arresting a protester in Madrid, Spain, after violent clashes during a protest against the new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus © Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty
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Abusive policing to combat COVID-19 have violated human rights, and in some instances made the health crisis worse, in numerous countries around the world, Amnesty International warned today.
In a new report - COVID-19 Crackdowns: Police Abuse and the Global Pandemic – Amnesty documented cases in 60 countries where law-enforcement agencies committed human rights abuses in the name of tackling the virus. This includes cases where people were killed or severely injured for allegedly breaching restrictions, or for protesting against detention conditions.

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